“The exchange opened my eyes to a whole new world, a part of me that I have never experienced. I learned to work in a team, we all worked together to create a play area for a group of young children. After we finished the area it made me realise that doing something so little could change someone’s life.”
CYEC have produced a wide range of publications including educational resources and posters, guides to running a youth exchange and toolkits for youth participation - alongside all the reports from Commonwealth Youth Fora and our Young Commonwealth projects. You can find many of our resources available for free download on this website.
This pack will introduce you to the idea of Commonwealth youth exchange, tell you what’s involved and help to get you started with the initial stages of thinking about, planning and organising an exchange.